March 22, 2012, 6:19PM

Governor Bobby Jindal has reappointed James Garvey of Metairie, Roy Juncker and John Ryals of Harvey and David James Zoller of Kenner to the Governor's Advisory Board of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the governor's office said Thursday. The board's purpose "is to use training, experience or special knowledge concerning the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency, the administration of... Full story »

March 22, 2012, 5:48PM

St. Charles Parish's proposed west bank hurricane protection levee appears only as a pink squiggly line on a map in the state's $50 billion Coastal Master Plan that a state panel adopted Wednesday. But as expected, the project isn't in the plan itself, something parish officials are trying to change. "They're telling us that they're going to spend $200... Full story »

March 22, 2012, 5:40PM

Businessman John Georges said Wednesday that he and a partner have agreed to put up the cash needed to maintain the 88-acre green space at the now-shuttered Colonial Golf & Country Club in Harahan. He also confirmed that they intend to back a plan being formulated to allow the country club to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Georges... Full story »

March 22, 2012, 4:59PM

The race for 29th Judicial District Judge, Division E, has proven lopsided when it comes to fundraising for the $136,544-a-year job. Michele Morel, a lawyer from Luling, has received nearly five times the contributions to her campaign as has her opponent, lawyer and Destrehan resident Tim Marcel, according to the campaign finance reports candidates are required to file with... Full story »

March 22, 2012, 3:17PM

A controversial proposal to merge the Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs with the state Department of Health and Hospitals could have disastrous consequences for the Jefferson Council on Aging, as some senior centers could be forced to close. Council on Aging director Al Robichaux warned officials in Gretna and Westwego this month that if the merger takes place, the... Full story »

March 22, 2012, 11:12AM

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum retains a healthy lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Louisiana headed into Saturday's primary, according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey conducted Wednesday. According to the poll, Santorum leads Romney 43 to 31 percent, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lagging behind, with 16 percent. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, polls at 5... Full story »

March 22, 2012, 11:00AM

BATON ROUGE -- A fire was reported at the Westlake vinyl chloride plant near Geismar in Ascension Parish shortly after 8:30 a.m. today but no injuries were reported, according to Lousiana State Police spokesman Sgt. Len Marie. Marie said the cause of the fire was not immediately known. The fire was reported extinguished around 10:30 a.m., officials said, but investigators were probing a chemical release at the scene. The... Full story »